06/06/2001AIRPORT AUTHORITY MEETING
CITY OF CLEARWATER
June 6, 2001
Present: Dennis Roper Chair
Gary Benjamin Board Member
Brenda Harris Nixon Board Member
Bob Lunt Board Member
Absent: Ron Streicher Board Member
Also Present: John Carassas Assistant City Attorney
William Morris Marine & Aviation Department Director
Gordon Wills Airpark Operations Manager
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily discussed in that order.
ITEM #2 – Approval of Minutes
Reference was made to several typos.
Member Nixon moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 2, 2001, as submitted in written summation to each board member. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #3 - Tenant Report/FBO
Airpark Operations Manager Gordon Wills distributed photographs of the new t-hangars. The larger end units are configured differently from the other t-hangars, and will generate higher
rents. The project should be completed by July. The contractor and staff have determined a hard stand will be lost to provide straight access to the new t-hangars. The project is
progressing well, with four grass stands modified to hard stands.
Mr. Wills said in August, the project to tent and sandblast the shade hangars is scheduled to begin. Shade hangar airplanes will be moved to the new t-hangars while the work is underway.
Concern was expressed the shade hangars are in poor shape and may not withstand sandblasting. Mr. Wills said new requirements for drains and holding tanks had caused cost overruns
for the new t-hangar project and little money is available in the budget. The contractor will determine if sandblasting will breach the metal structures. The Master Plan entails the
enclosure of shade hangars in the future. It was suggested if they cannot withstand sandblasting, the shade hangars should be replaced with t-hangars.
ITEM #4 – Election of Officers
Member Lunt moved to appoint Brenda Harris Nixon as Vice Chair and Dennis Roper as Chair through October 2001. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
ITEM #5 –Maintenance Scheduling
Mr. Wills reported the asphalt by the maintenance hangar has been repaired. In response to a concern, Mr. Wills said the City Commission will consider approval of the contract to landscape
the berm on June 7, 2001. Marine & Aviation Department Director William Morris reported the landscaping project will include xeriscape techniques, including drip irrigation to conserve
water.
ITEM #6 – Other Business
In response to a concern, Mr. Morris said the second phase of the Master Plan will be reviewed one year before its planned inception in 2006, and addressed with Parks and Recreation
when the current lease for the driving range portion of the golf course expires. It was recommended the Airpark ardently petition the City to acquire the driving range land for future
expansion. Mr. Morris said that expansion is included in the Master Plan. The Parks & Recreation and Economic Development departments may have competing plans. It was suggested the
City recruit aircraft related business to the nearby industrial park.
ITEM #7 – Next Meeting – August 1, 2001
Member Benjamin moved to cancel the Airport Authority’s July meeting. The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
If necessary, staff will schedule a special meeting in July.
ITEM #8 – Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 3:23 p.m.